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Diego, a talented but troubled football player, clashes with a psychology professor hired to improve his behavior.
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Diego has just been voted best young player in Europe and at the age of 20 he is on his way to making his team, Atlético de Madrid, champions of La Liga. But his impulsive and conflictive character makes the club, fed up with his excesses, hire Álex, a withdrawn and lonely psychology professor, to improve his behaviour. The two will have no choice but to learn to understand each other.
"The Champion is a Spanish sports drama that actually takes the plot off the field. Starring rapper Swit Eme, it follows the story of a young and prodigious football player from Atlético Madrid, who is breaking all records and leading his team to glory. However, he is problematic and violent, leading to his suspension. The team hires a reclusive psychology professor (Dani Rovira) to help him. As they get to know each other, he will try to help him improve and grow as a person, in an environment that only wants to benefit from his football talent. It is a story about dignity and overcoming that presents interesting ideas, such as the different types of intelligence or "genius" that exist. It loses its way a bit towards the end but can appeal to fans of perseverance stories in sports."